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Gun policy scholars explain why even supporters of gun control often believe new restrictions are doomed to fail.
The firearms industry pressure group is expert in preventing any reform of America’s weak gun ownership laws. Here’s why.
American institutions are seemingly powerless to enact gun reform because so many Americans believe – consciously or not – that any sacrifice is worth it to live in the best country in the world.
Gun ownership is not the only factor that needs considering to tackle gun crime, an expert says.
America’s love-hate relationship with guns is reaching a new level.
The Supreme Court ruled in 2008 that you have a constitutional right to have a gun in your home. Now, the justices will consider how far outside of the home that right extends.
At issue is the right to carry handguns in public, not just keep them at home.
While declaring bankruptcy, the gun group confusingly said it was in great financial shape.
A new analysis shows that the many Americans who have experienced being threatened by a gun or suffering a gunshot wound are significantly less likely to believe most people can be trusted.
Far from just committing ‘paper crimes,’ the mass shooting in Nova Scotia shows the deadly threats posed by unlicensed gun owners.
Amid the angst over a surge in gun sales in both the United States and Canada during the pandemic, few have noted the three key differences between the two countries.
Was a friend-of-the-court brief filed with the Supreme Court by five Democratic senators a legal argument – or a political threat?
On the whole, results from psychology research studies don’t support a direct connection between playing violent video games and aggressive behavior.
The archetype can be traced back to 1920s detective fiction, when gruff, gun-toting, cigarette-smoking mavericks became heroic figures.
More likely dangers include administrative hassles and fines.
The group’s bottom line has been shaky for years. And its board has been unwilling or unable to respond.
With this week’s revelations about the extraordinary visit to the US gun lobby by One Nation’s James Ashby, and Steve Dickson, Morrison’s shilly-shallying became untenable.
Firearms policy is more complex than people often allow, and evidence about what works to reduce gun violence is also not clear-cut.
The Al Jazeera report makes for powerful viewing. But from a journalistic point of view, is it ethical?
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Director, Center for Medicine, Health, and Society; Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University
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C. Wendell and Edith M. Carlsmith Professor of Law, Stanford University
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William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
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